Rebel Buddhist is all about freedom - inside and out - so if you want to tame your mind but not your life, this podcast is for you. In each episode, Master Certified Coach Ana Verzone, DNP, will teach you practical, effective tools from the fields of psychology, eastern spirituality, and self-coaching so you can train your mind to work for you instead of against you. Learn how to get out of your own way and cultivate the compassion and resilience you need for this wild new world. Explore how you can discover your own path to enlightenment and live an adventurous life with no regrets. Start now by downloading the free Rebel Buddhist Training Kit at RebelBuddhist.com
This week’s episode is about why we fall back into our old ways, even after experiencing potent transformation and growth. We’ll chat on what many types of spiritual regression signifies, why it happ…
This episode is all about MDMA-assisted couples therapy. We’ll demystify MDMA and how it works on a biochemical level to help us change our ways of thinking. I’ll explain how its therapeutic potentia…
In this episode we talk about the two wings of freedom: wisdom and compassion. I’ll explain the importance of cultivating a balance of both, and what can happen when we are practicing one without the…
This week, I want to share a story about my mom and me. How I misunderstood her dreams for me… and the joy of lifting an intergenerational burden that wasn’t just mine. How I began to decolonize my m…
This week’s episode is all about the hidden superpowers we can find in our trauma. We’ll talk about our ability to dissociate, and why it’s so critical to our development as children and our ability …
This episode is all about the myth of there being anything remotely “normal.” We’ll talk about How modern industrialized society has created the concept of “normal” and how that’s hurt the way we vie…
This week’s episode is an extra special one, as we talk about how we can help each other during a crisis or disaster AND touch on how we can continue to support and donate to Maui - and what we can d…
This week’s episode is all about, as Langston Hughes said, “What happens to a dream deferred?” We’ll jam on what happens when we push our dreams off, and why a lot of us don’t even try to dream in th…
In this week’s episode, we’re going to continue our talk on betrayal and dive into what to do when others betray us. I’ll talk about why we feel betrayed in the first place, and what the antidote to …
In this episode, we’re diving into the root cause of why we commit the greatest betrayal - when we betray ourselves. We’ll jam on how people pleasing and imposter syndrome can develop in us in the fi…
In this episode, we’re going to talk about the 4 boundless qualities in Buddhism, and how to spot their near (and far) enemies, which can subtly take us away from our integrity and our path. We’ll al…
On this episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast, we talk about the Internal Family Systems Model of Richard Schwartz, and how it helps us integrate the various parts of ourselves - especially the more …
This episode is all about how to do relationships YOUR way. A lot of the time, we compare our relationships with others to how we’ve been taught they “should” be, instead of considering what we truly…
On this week’s episode, we jam on anxiety: why we get anxious in the first place, how it can affect our brains, and the power we all have to rewire those neurons to reduce anxiety altogether. Plus, I…
Did you know that adventures - big or small - help rewire our brains? In this episode we talk about the ways doing adventure our own unique way can help bring more resilience and joy to our lives.
Fr…
This week’s episode is all about three key teachings I learned from Ram Dass… without having even read any of his books. ;) We’ll jam on the three lessons that have meant the most to me, and how we c…
Often my mental health patients or Adventure Mastermind clients will ask me if they can be cured of their depression, anxiety, or complex emotional experiences.
I’ve also noticed that many of us use “…
This week’s special replay is about how to figure out what freedom means for YOU and how that can help us live a more meaningful and fulfilled life.
// How to figure out w…
This week’s episode is about how we can improve any relationship in our lives. We’ll begin to understand our own expectations and learn how to manage our minds so we can stop trying to control others…
In this episode we will talk about why people make the choices they do, and how we can learn to move away from judgment and towards curiosity to show them - and ourselves - a bit more compassion and …